(70 ILCS 1865/17) (from Ch. 19, par. 195)
Sec. 17.
Members of the Board shall hold office until their respective
successors have been appointed and qualified. Any member may resign from
his office, to take effect when his successor has been appointed and has
qualified. The Governor and the Mayor, respectively, may remove any member
of the Board appointed by him in case of incompetency, neglect of duty, or
malfeasance in office. They shall give such member a copy of the charges
against him and an opportunity to be publicly heard in person or by counsel
in his own defense upon not less than ten days' notice. In case of failure
to qualify within the time required, or of abandonment of his office, or in
case of death, conviction of a felony or removal from office, the office of
such member shall become vacant. Each vacancy shall be filled for the
unexpired term by appointment in like manner as in case of expiration of
the term of a member of the Board.
(Source: Laws 1955, p. 657.)
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